• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.135-151
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• 2003

This study compared the effect of Polaroid$^{(R)}$ lenses on binocular vision by assessing visual acuity, stereopsis, and visual evoked potential(VEP), through Polaroid$^{(R)}$, CR 39 and sunglass lenses. The spectral absorptions of Polaroid$^{(R)}$, CR 39 and sunglass lenses were measured using a spectrophotometer (Hitachi. U-3501). The VEP were recorded by the Nicolet system. Thirty normal adult(fifteen males, fifteen females, mean=21.9 years, range=20 to 25) subjects were recorded. The subjects were provided a history including : general health, family health, medication, genetics, allergy and disease. All had normal or corrected to normal acuity with no history of visual disorders. Corrected visual acuity, colour vision and stereopsis were recorded for each subject monocularly and binocularly. Each test was repealed through the sunglass, CR 39, and Polaroid$^{(R)}$ lenses. Subjects viewed the VEP stimulus both monocularly and binocularly through the test lenses while the VEPs were recorded. The results suggest that the binocular visual acuity and stereoacuity is better than with monocular vision. On other hand, the analysis of VEP suggests that the amplitude of wave is smaller when the monocular eye receives the VEP stimulus compared with that when the binocular eye is stimulated by the VEP target with the sunglass, CR 39, and Polaroid$^{(R)}$ lens. But, the latency period of each eye was similar to results between the dominant eye and the non-dominant eye by the CR 39, sunglass, and polaroid lens. In conclusion, this study indicates that the binocular vision appears to be better through the brown Polaroid$^{(R)}$ lens than through the other test lenses.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.131-136
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• 2014

In this paper we have implemented a temperature-insensitive polarimetric fiber strain sensor based on a Sagnac birefringence interferometer composed of a short polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF), a 3-dB fiber coupler, and polarization controllers. The PM-PCF used as a sensor head was 2 cm long, which is the shortest length for a sensing element compared to other polarimetric fiber strain sensors using a PM-PCF. The proposed sensor showed a strain sensitivity of ${\sim}0.87pm/{\mu}{\varepsilon}$ with a strain measurement range from 0 to $8m{\varepsilon}$. The temperature sensitivity was also investigated and measured as approximately $-12pm/^{\circ}C$, when ambient temperature changed from 30 to $100^{\circ}C$. This temperature sensitivity is about 82 times smaller than that of conventional polarization-maintaining fiber (approximately $-990pm/^{\circ}C$). In particular, from a practical perspective we have experimentally and theoretically confirmed that the wavelength selected for the indicator dip location does not make a significant difference in the strain sensitivity.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.78-79
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• 2009

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.286-287
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• 2005

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.59-66
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• 2005

Accuracy of current measurement in fiber optic current sensor(FOCS), especially, unidirectional polarimetric fiber optic current sensor(PFOCS) is affected by the environment perturbations such as acoustic vibrations changes to the sensing fiber, and intrinsic perturbations such as the bending fiber that the sensing fiber wound around a current carrying wire. The perturbations affect the birefringence properties of sensing fiber in sensor head and cause false current readings. Thus, using compensation technique, reciprocal PFOCS, for unidirectional PFOCS the perturbations are suppressed. In this paper, we carried out the numerical analysis of performance in reciprocal PFOCS including the degree of polarization error, and false current of environmental and intrinsic perturbations on the sensing fiber. Also, we compared the effect of mirror with the faraday rotation mirror(FRM) in reciprocal PFOCS configuration. And the different optical source's wavelengths, 633nm and 1300nm is used. In the results, at 633nm, using mirror and FRM, the degree of polarization error is calculated to $2.3\%$ and $0.0196\%$, respectively. At $1300{\cal}nm$ using mirror and FRM the degree of polarization error is calculated to $9.97\%$ and $0.0196\%$, respectively. Also, compared with false current, the results is calculated to $9.82{\times}10^{-9}A$ and $1.4{\times}10^{-17}A$, respectively, and show that the reciprocal PFOCS is more robust configuration than unidiretionnal PFOCS for environmental and intrinsic perturbations.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.131-136
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• 2012

In this study, commercial poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) film was dyed with reactive dichroic dyes under mild conditions using organic solvents in stead of strong basic aqueous solution. After drawing of 500% of this PVA film, the polarizing efficiency and the single piece transmittance were measured. The degree of saponification of the commercialized PVA film was determined by using NMR and FT-IR spectromety. The commercial PVA film, with ca. 100% of the degree of saponification determined by NMR spectrometry, was dyed with the reactive dichroic dyes, which have 3,5-dichloro-2,4,6-triazine moiety. As a result, we found that the PVA film dyed with the reactive congo red showed relatively good polarization efficiency, and the PVA film dyed with the reactive direct black 22 exhibited relatively good single piece transmittance.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.617-626
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• 2010

In this paper, we have proposed and experimentally performed a polarization and phase control method of an optical signal which has same wavelength with the optical carrier to improve phase characteristics of a continuous wave(CW) generated by the double sideband-suppressed carrier(DSB-SC) as one of the famous photomixing technique for making sub-millimeter and terahertz waves. A polarization and phase controlled optical signal has been coupled with the general DSB-SC on an optical coupler. The output of the optical coupler is then photomixed by a photomixer. From our analysis and measurement results, we have found that the amplitude of the generated sub-mm and terahertz CW signal is higher 1.5 dB and the phase noise is lower about 3 dB@10 kHz offset frequency than the general DSBSC. Consequently, since our proposed method has improved the amplitude and phase noise of CW signals in the sub-mm and terahertz bands, it can be helpful results to make low cost CW generator in sub-millimeter and subterahertz bands.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.29-37
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• 2014

We have studied and demonstrated general, systematic error-correction methods for a dual rotating quarter-wave plate ellipsometer. To estimate and correct 5 systematic error sources (three offset angles and two unexpected retarder phase delays), we used 11 of the 25 Fourier components of the ellipsometry signal obtained in the absence of an optical sample. Using these 11 Fourier components, we can determine the errors from the 5 sources with nonlinear optimization methods. We found systematic errors ${\epsilon}_3$, ${\epsilon}_4$, ${\epsilon}_5$) are more sensitive to the inverted Mueller matrix than retarder phase delay errors (${\epsilon}_1$, ${\epsilon}_2$) because of their small condition numbers. To correct these systematic errors we have found that error of any variety must be less than 0.05 rad. Finally, we can use the magnitudes of these errors to correct the Mueller matrix of optical components. From our experimental ellipsometry signals, we can measure phase delay and the rotational angular position of its fast axis for a half-wave plate.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.335-335
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• 2012

III-V 족 반도체 물질 중, GaN는 넓은 밴드갭을 가지고 있어 발광 다이오드나 레이저 다이오드, 트랜지스터, 스핀트로닉스 등의 응용에 유용한 물질이다 [1]. 실시간 성장 제어 및 최적화된 특정 소자 응용을 위해서는 GaN의 다양한 온도에 대한 유전율 함수 정보가 필수적이다. 편광분석법을 이용한 상온에서의 hexagonal GaN 유전율 함수는 이미 여러 연구에서 보고되었고, 80~650 K 사이의 온도 범위에 대한 언구도 수행되었다 [2,3]. 그러나, 온도변화에 대한 GaN 유전율 함수와 $E_0$ 전이점에 대한 해석은 부정확하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 사파이어 기판 위에 분자살박막증착장치를 이용하여 c-축 방향 (0001)으로 성장 시킨 hexagonal GaN를 0.74~6.42 eV 에너지 구간에서 보다 확장된 온도 영역(26~693 K)의 유전율 함수를 편광분석법을 이용하여 측정하였다. 측정된 GaN의 유전율 함수를 회기분석법을 통한 2차 미분 표준해석법을 이용해 분석 하였고, 그 결과 $E_0$와 excitonic $E_0$ 전이점을 명확히 얻을 수 있었다. 온도가 감소함에 따라 격자상수 및 전자-포논 상호작용이 감소하여 전자 전이점이 청색천이 하고, 그 구조가 명확해 지는 결과를 얻었다. 본 연구의 결과는 GaN 유전율 함수의 온도 의존성에 대한 데이터베이스를 제공함은 물론, 실시간 모니터링과 GaN를 기반으로 하는 광소자 제작 등에 유용할 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.240-240
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• 2016

반도체 양자점은 불연속적인 에너지준위의 특성 때문에 고전적인 빛과는 다른 단일광자를 방출하여 양자정보 처리과정에 기본 요소로써 사용 될 수 있다. III-Nitride (III-N) 반도체 물질은 III족 원소의 구성비를 조절하였을 때 밴드갭 에너지차이가 크므로 깊은 양자 우물을 만들 수 있으며 최근에는 기존에 연구되던 III-Arsenide 기반의 반도체 양자점과 다르게 상온 (300 K) 동작 가능한 단일광자 방출원이 개발되었다.[1] 또한 약한 split-off 에너지 때문에 양자점 모양에 작은 비대칭성만 존재해도 큰 선형편광도를 가질 수 있다. 하지만 III-N 반도체 양자점의 이러한 특성에도 불구하고 이종기판과의 격자상수 불일치에 따른 많은 threading dislocation, 압전효과에 의한 큰 내부전기장에 의해 발광 효율이 떨어지는 등의 문제가 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 반도체 양자점을 3차원 구조체와 결합하여 threading dislocation 및 내부전기장을 줄이는 연구들이 진행되고 있다.[2] 본 연구에서는 선택적 영역 성장 방식을 통해 마이크로미터 크기를 가지는 피라미드 형태의 3차원 구조체를 이용, 피라미드의 꼭지점에 형성된 InGaN/GaN 양자점의 광학적 특성에 대해 분석하였다. 저온(9 K)에서 마이크로 photoluminescence 측정을 통해 양자점의 발광파장이 피라미드의 옆면의 파장과는 다름을 확인하였다. 여기광의 세기에 따른 양자점의 발광 세기 측정하여 여기광에 선형 비례함을 보이고, 양자점의 편광도를 측정하여 선형 편광임을 확인하였다. 마지막으로, 광량에 대해 시간에 따른 상관관계를 측정함으로써 양자점이 양자 발광체의 특성을 보이는 지 확인하였다.